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Cloud Protection Primer Prepped

The most impressive clouds are dark, with sharp shards of lightening, wind, rain and danger. That's perfect for watching, but dangerous for running your business. Here you want a safe, puffy cloud --one that won't hurt a soul but will feed and crops and keep those lawns fresh and green.

NIST thinks a good cloud is private and secure, and it has government-funded documents to prove it. The group just released some guidelines, and since you as a taxpayer already paid for them, you might as well listen.

This is where NIST insists:

Research precisely what cloud providers offer and make it match your security needs before signing any contract.

Figure out who is accountable for security and privacy and how they will actually be held accountable.

Before building a cloud, think through issues of privacy and security and built those protections into your plan,

What are your top cloud criteria? Share your thoughts at dbarney@redmondmag.com.